May 09, 2023 10:42 pm | Updated May 10, 2023 07:00 am IST - COLOMBOThe Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that a Bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality is “not inconsistent with the Constitution”, clearing the way for a Parliamentary debate and vote on the subject. The determination pertains to a recent case challenging a ruling party legislator’s Private Member’s Bill that seeks to amend Sri Lanka’s penal code, and decriminalise homosexuality. The Sri Lankan Supreme Court drew attention to the 2018 judgment of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, then a Supreme Court Judge, that said: “Gays and lesbians, transgenders and bisexuals continue to be denied a truly equal citizenship seven decades after Independence. The Sri Lanka Parliament attempted to amend the law in 1995 but was unsuccessful.

Source: The Hindu May 10, 2023 05:38 UTC